When music melts the heart

Hey everyone.
Well here it is. The chapter were you'll find out who Naruto's mystery man is.

I want to thank my beta Angelic Memories who helped me a with this very difficult chapter.

I hope you'll enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Please R&R

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Chapter 4

“Okay Yoshi, that’s all for this week. Keep studying and I’ll see you next Thursday,” Naruto said goodbye to his last student for the day. He tidy up the mess, gathered his things and closed up.

He walked to his apartment complex. When he got to the main entry hall he went to the small box containing his mail and started the trip up the stairs to the fifth floor. There’s an elevator for the apartment building, but Naruto preferred to take the stairs to keep himself in shape. When the man was younger he trained in Taijutsu, so he would build more discipline and stamina. Though he still loved to practice Taijutsu he barely had the time anymore to do so, thus he used walking and climbing stairs as a form of replacment.

He opened his front door when he got there; once inside he dropped his keys on the little table in his entranceway then walked into his bedroom. He wandered to his dresser and took out a pair of boxer shorts. He undressed and grabbed a quick shower. While drying himself off he walked to his closet to look for a pair of tight fitting jeans, a black wife-beater and a dark blue button down shirt.

He dressed before walked out of his room to the kitchen to make himself some instant ramen. After he finished his dinner, Naruto put on his shoes, got out his violin case, grabbed his keys and walked out the door.

He walked to the orphanage. When he got there Iruka was already outside waiting for him.

“Good evening Naruto,” Iruka greeted him.

“Hey Iruka-sensei,” the younger man replied.

“Come in, I’ll take you to Hiroki.” Iruka opened the door and they walked to the music room where the boy was waiting for Naruto to arrive.

“Hey Hiroki-kun. How have you been?” Naruto asked the boy while walking into the room.

Hiroki turned and gave Naruto a brave little smile and thumbs up.

“That’s great to hear eeh… see,” Hiroki smiled at Naruto’s little joke. The man put up a music stand and got his violin out of its case.

“Is there a piece you want me to play for you?” Hiroki pulled out a CD and pointed to a track.

It was Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik. Naruto looked for the sheet music and started to play.

While playing the musician took a peek at Hiroki, what Naruto saw took his breath away. The little boy sat on his stool, his eyes closed moving to the rhythm of the music. Even though his face was damaged badly, the child sat there like a little angel. His facial expression was relaxed; he seemed like a completely different Hiroki. He knew music could have a great affect on a person, but the way Hiroki seemed to change was more like magic.

The violinist played a few more pieces for the boy. When it was eight fifteen p.m. Naruto packed up his things and said goodbye to Hiroki.

“Bye Hiroki, see you Monday evening.” Naruto waved to the boy and stepped into the hallway. There he was met by Iruka.

“It seems your music works magic on the boy,” Iruka said.

“Yeah, he seems to change completely when he hears the music,” Naruto said more on a personal level then his old sensei.

“Naruto, he listens to music all day and he never looked and reacted that way before. It is your way of playing that reaches him. He seems more at ease with your music,” the older man stated.

“Someone told me the exact same thing yesterday afternoon,” Naruto blushed lightly, when he remembered his talk with his mystery man.

Iruka noticed, so he asked; “Did you get to talk to that mystery man of yours?”

“Yeah as a matter of fact, I did. We had a nice little chat and I asked him out for coffee,” Naruto said in a secretive tone of voice.

“Well, how did that go? Did you find out his name?” Iruka asked, eager to hear the details. When you saw him you wouldn’t guess, but Iruka had a habit of gossiping like a schoolgirl.

“He had other engagements, but he asked me out for later this evening. He was already
gone when I realized he didn’t give me his name,” Naruto admitted to Iruka.

“Oh that’s so exciting,” Iruka almost had heart shaped eyes. Naruto shudder, he loved Iruka very much but he got the creeps when his old sensei would act like this.

“Ne, Iruka-sensei can I ask you for a favor?”

“Sure Naruto, what can I do for you?” Iruka inquired.

“Could you bring my violin case over to my place? I promised to meet him at nine p.m. in the park, so if I have to take it home now I wouldn’t make it on time. I don’t want to bring the case with me it would be too much of a hassle to carry around,” Naruto used a trick that would work on the old man in the past; he looked at Iruka with puppy eyes.

“Don’t worry Naruto. I’ll bring it over right away, if you promise to call me tomorrow and tell me everything about how the date went,” they had already made it outside of the building.

“You can use the spare key. It’s not a date; we’re just going for some coffee that’s all,” Naruto said with a flushed face.

The older man chuckled at his reaction. “Well it sounds like a date to me,” Naruto sighed in defeat, knowing that arguing about this was pointless. So he agreed to call Iruka.

He gave Iruka his violin case, said his goodbye then walked away in the direction of the park. While walking he started to get nervous. Naruto wasn’t much of a social butterfly. He had only been on a date once, with a girl, as you could imagine. It was a complete disaster and after *the incident* (as Iruka likes to call it) he never went on a date again.

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He arrived at the park and glanced around the corner. There he was, standing underneath a streetlight. Naruto gulped, the man looked stunning. He was wearing black slacks that fitted his waist and ass perfectly. On top of that he wore a deep dark red button up shirt and his hair was in the low ponytail.

‘Oh no, oh no, What if I screw up like last time.’ Naruto was starting to panic. ‘Just breath Uzumaki, you’re getting worked up over nothing. You are just going out for coffee, if it’s bad you drink your coffee and leave,’ he mentally tried to calm himself. He took a deep breath and made his way over to the man.

“Hey, sorry to keep you waiting,” Naruto acknowledged him.

“That’s fine Naruto-kun, you’re worth the wait,” the raven haired man said. Naruto blushed at his compliment.

“Shall we go?” without waiting for an answer he started walking towards a car parked a few feet away. The mystery man opened the door for Naruto and let him get in.

‘He’s a real gentleman.’ A small smile graced his lips at the thought. He closed the door and walked over to the driver’s seat.

“Where would you like to go, Naruto-kun?” he asked while starting the engine.

“I know this great place were they serve the best coffee ever.” Naruto answered enthusiastically. They drove of in the directions Naruto told him to go.

During the short ride Naruto’s mind drifted off to Hiroki. He was still amazed at the transformation the boy had made while listening to his playing and the remark Iruka-sensei had made about it. He was unaware that his companion was glancing over at him.

After parking the car they walked over to a little café. Again the man gallantly opened the door for Naruto. They entered the establishment and were greeted by a young man with shaggy brown hair and strange triangular tattoo’s on his cheeks. When he saw Naruto and his companion he showed a toothy grin.

“Hey Naruto, long time no see,” he walked over to them.

“Hey Kiba, been busy I see. Got a table for us?” Kiba looked around and saw a nice table, close to a fire place. The man escorted them over to the table.

“Thanks Kiba.” Naruto grinned at him. After they were seated Kiba told them about the day- and week specials. The two guests decided on a Cappuccino and an Espresso, Kiba left to get their order.

“So tell me, how is it that a talented violinist like you is playing in the park instead of performing on stage?” the man looked at Naruto with mild curiosity.

“I go to the park to relax and play for the children. I did perform when I was younger. Now I give violin lessons, which I enjoy very much.” Naruto answered truthfully. Kiba came back with their order and they thanked him.

“So what do you do for a living?” Naruto asked.

“I’m a business man,” came the simple reply.

“That explains the suits you wear to the park. You look stunning in them,” Naruto’s eyes went wide when he realized he said that out loud.

“Why thank you for the compliment, Naruto-kun,” the man chuckled at the confession. Naruto blushed.

They sat; sipping their drinks, there was a comfortable silence and Naruto’s mind drifted yet again to Hiroki. A soft smile graced his lips, thinking back how angelic the boy looked.

The man leaned in close to Naruto. ”A penny for your thoughts,” Naruto startled at hearing the voice so close to him.

He rubbed the back of his neck and said with a shy smile: “Sorry about that, I was just thinking about a little friend of mine.”

“He must be very special, for you to smile like that,” the raven man said.

“He is. Even though I’ve only met him twice, I feel drawn to him. He has been through so much all ready and he is only seven years old. I feel the need to protect him from any more pain,” Naruto’s face showed how sincere he was.

“How come you care so much for someone you just met?” the mans voice held very faint traces of inquisitiveness in it.

“Because I understand his loneliness. Even though Iruka-sensei cared for me very much, I felt lonely much of the time growing up,” Naruto’s eyes filled with sadness.

“How old were you when you started playing the violin?” the man asked, changing the
subject. Naruto felt grateful.

“I was six when I started my lessons. I drove Iruka-sensei crazy with my practicing.” Naruto smirked at the memory of Iruka covering his ears. “In those days the orphanage didn’t have the soundproof music room yet, so I practiced all day in my room. At first it sounded horrible, even to me.” Naruto chuckled. “I practiced every free hour I had and after a year I played my first solo in the orphanages annual Christmas recital.”

Naruto grinned thinking back on it. “I had a lot of fun doing that. That’s why I love to play in the park. It makes me feel the joy I felt performing in the recitals.”

“Do you play any other instrument, besides the violin?”

“Yes I also learned to play the piano. Iruka-sensei thought it would help me to harmonize better when I was accompanied by piano,” Naruto grimaced thinking back to the awful hours spend with his piano teacher.

“You look like you don’t agree with him,” the raven said, noticing his scowl.

“That’s not it, but my piano teacher was a bit.. eehh mean lady,” Naruto mumbled with his head lowered.

The man laughed quietly at his remark. “Sounds like mine, she was a real bitch too,” Naruto looked up at him.

“So you play the piano?” Naruto tilted his head and closed his eyes. When he opened them he said, “You know, I can imaging you playing the piano. I would love to hear you play sometime,” he said with a small smile gracing his lips.

“I haven’t played in years, but for you I’ll play,” the raven said softly. Naruto started blushing. He wasn’t used to getting that kind of compliment, the only ones he ever got were about his playing.

“Thank you. I would feel honored to listen to you play,” Naruto said truthfully.

They kept on talking till Kiba came to announce that it was closing time and brought them the check. Naruto pulled out his wallet and wanted to pay the bill. The raven stopped him.

“Let me pay, it’s my way of thanking you,” he spoke the smile charming his voice as well as face.

Naruto wanted to protest, but upon seeing the small smile and sincerity in the man’s eyes he thought better of it. “Okay, thank you,” Naruto agreed returning the bright smile.

After paying the bill, they left the little café and walked over to the car. “Naruto-kun would you allow me to take you home? I don’t like the idea of you walking home alone from the park,” Naruto let out a indignant huff.

“I’m not a girl you know. I can take care of myself out alone, thank you very much.”

The raven chuckled. “I apologize Naruto-kun. I didn’t want to offend you like that.”

He shrugged it of. “Okay, but only if you promise not to treat me like some girl,” Naruto said.

Naruto gave the man directions to his apartment complex. They drove in a comfortable
silence. They glanced over each other every once in a while. Finally the raven parked the car in front of the complex and turned the engine of.

They got out of the car and walked to the main entrance of the building. The raven turned to look at Naruto. “I had a wonderful time tonight,” he leaned over to Naruto, who was hypnotized by the movement. The raven gave him a little peck on his cheek. “I would like to have coffee with you again sometime,” he spoke in a hush whisper then brushed his lips softly over the blonde’s.

Naruto couldn’t resist and pressed his lips against the ravens sealing their lips tighter together.

Naruto sighed contently at the gentle kiss. The raven pulled back. “I had a good time too. I would love to get together again,” Naruto stepped closer to the man and brushed their lips together once more.

“Goodnight Naruto-kun,” the man turned around to walk away, but Naruto grabbed him by his arm. He turned back to Naruto.

”I still don’t know your name.” Naruto almost sounded desperate.

The raven leaned over and brought his lips to Naruto’s ear and whispered; “My name is
Itachi.”

Naruto shivered when he heard the name spoken so softly in his ear. “Itachi,” he said softly, almost like a little prayer. This time it was Itachi’s turn to shiver. He loved how the blonde spoke his name.

He straightened him self, took a business card from his wallet and gave it to Naruto. “On the back is my private number. Call me anytime you want,” Itachi turned around and walked off into the night.

Naruto looked at the card in his hand. It said Uchiha Itachi. He turned the card around and read Call me with his number underneath.

“I will. Goodnight Itachi.” With that Naruto turned around and entered the building and up the stairs to his apartment.


TBC
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A/N:
Now you know who the mystery man is.
I hope you will keep on reading the story now the mystery is no more.

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